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FOR CREDITABLE EXHIBIT. Lever Asks Government Display at National Corn Show. Washington, Feb. 1.?Representative Lever, of the South Carolina district, has introduced a resolution authorizing the secretary of agriculture to make an exhibit for the United States government at the fifth National Corn Exposition, to be held at Columbia, January 27, to February 9, 1913. The significance of this is not that there will be no federal government exhibit if the resolution offered by Mr. Lever is not passed, V,..* ?-P ?+ ic fho fiPPTP. UUl lildl IX. X t AO ^/aoovu VUV WW* ? tary of agriculture will feel warranted in making a much larger exhibit than he would otherwise make and larger than has ever been authorized at a com exposition. Object Lesson for Farmers. Some very interesting information is given in the statement as to the supply and distribution of cotton for the year ending August 31, 1911, just issued by the census bureau. The statement shows that the crop for the year ending August 31st, 1911, amounted to 12,385,248 bales, which with tho supply on hand September 1, 1910, 1,040,040 bales made the total supply for the year 13,873,423 bales. Thoro werp consumed in the United States during the year 4,704,978 bales, and exported 7,781,414 bales, leaving a supply on hand of 1,375,031 bales on August 31, 1911. So that there was a larger supply on hand at the beginning of the present cotton year than there was at the beginning of the last cotton year. The statement shows that 4,187,317 spindles were in operation in South Carolina during 1911, against 3,609,969 spindles in 1907. The statement also shows that South Carolina consumed 615,685 bales during the year ending August 31, 1911, against 668,883 bales for the year 1907. That is, that although there was a large increase in the number of spindles in South Carolina in five years, the consumption of cotton actually fell off by about 51,000 bales. "The explanation," says the Green? ville News, "is that the spindles in the State are now running more largely on fine goods than heretofore. The mills in the State are turning out more yarn and more yards of cloth, but it is of a finer quality, and the consumption of raw cotton is less than five years ago. This is an interesting showing, and the facts will doubtless be surprising to many people. These figures will also explain why it is that, although there 1 has been a large apparent increase in the number of mills and spindles, there has not been a corresponding increase in the demand for raw cotton. "These figures should also serve to impress upon the farmers the folly of trying to raise another large crop of cotton this year if they want to realize fair prices for what they do raise. The crop of the present season will be far in excess of that of the last cotton year, and the manufacturers started in with a much larger supply than they had had at the beginning of the la,st season. And while there has been an increase in the number of spindles, it is doubtful if there has been any actual increase in the demand for raw cotton." Train Crashes Through Depot. -Ravenel, Feb. 1.?Pounding along at high speed, passenger tran No. 85 of the Atlantic Coast Line, southbound, was wrecked here about 7:47 o'clock. Several people were injured, but none were killed. As train passed the water tank, the engine jumped the track, and, after bumping for a few feet on the crossties, turned completely over on its side. The mail and baggage cars split the switch, and going with powerful momentum crashed into the station, running almost through the frame structure. The engineer leaped just as his locomotive left the rails, but his fireman was caught in the cab, sustaining no injury, however, according to statements. Two mail clerks, it is reported, were slightly injured. It is extraordinary that none of the crew or passengers lost their lives. A wrecking crew was sent at once from Charleston and the track was cleared at a rapid rate. The station was smashed by the violent collision of the coaches which spent their momentum in tearing through timber. Several people were standing near, but none of them happened to be in the path of the wild cars. It is wondered that the coaches kept on their trucKs, none turning over in spite of the violence of parting with the engine and tender. No. 85 is a fast through train between New York and Jacksonville. It left Charleston at 7:07 o'clock this morning. It makes no stop here, merely slowing up in Pushing through the junction. The v coaches were pretty well filled with passengers and all of them were shaken up though it is stated that none of them sustained injuries. JASPER, NOW BABY COUNTY. Governor Signs Act Creating Fortyfourth County. Columbia, Jan. 30.?Theie are forty-four counties in South Carolina now, for when Gov. Blease, at five minutes of 2 o'clock, gave his signature to the act establishing Jasper county, one other was added to the number. The act was signed by the governor, there being present Attorney R. H. Welch of counsel for the newcounty; Secretary of State McCown; Mr. Roland and Mr. Blackburn, private secretary and stenographer, re * ' i - .. . AT., TD^,. specuveiy, 10 tue guveiuui, i?n. i ciry, from the new county, and others. The group reassembled in the office at 5 o'clock and were photographed. When he had signed the act Gov. Blease expressed his hopes for the new county in these words: "May God bless Jasper county and all her people and may she live long and prosper." Masher Gets His Deserts. Charleston, Jan. 29.?One masher got his deserts in Charleston this morning, when, after having been badly beaten by a man, was turned over to the police and later given the sentence of $25 fine or 30 days in jail. The incident happened on John street. A young woman was approached by the masher, and upon the suggestion that he made, she ran into a neighboring store for protection. The storekeeper made for the fellow who was pointed out by the girl, and he proceeded to punish him properly. After having battered up the fellow's face, he turned him over to a policeman, and the recorder did the rest. Considerable complaint has been heard lately of men attempting to join girls on the streets and making improper proposals, and it is safe to say that Wiliam Merritt, which was the name given by the masher placed in the toils to-day, will be careful how he tries the game the next time. Simple Hog Cholera Cure. Mr. C. D. Hydrick, who lives on TTVna Holivprv "Route No. 2 out xvmai x- i jbfVA** ?w ? ^ _ - _ of Orangeburg, says he has found that asafetida is a sure cure for hog cholera, which is now so prevalent in the State. Here is the way Mr. Hydrick says he uses it: Put a piece of asafetida about the size of a common pea for each hog in slop three times a week for one month. Then once a month until the fattening time. Stop its use entirely a few weeks before killing. He says this is a preventative as well as cure, and should the cholera break out in the neighborhood the first dosing should be repeated. He says he has seen hogs eat the carsass of other hogs that died with cholera and yet es- * cape the disease.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. mam I "SAY SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT HIM." Pick out the folks you like the best, * ?? ~...v.;ia EDQ waicn mii mi anun^, They never waste a kindly word, they never waste a smile, They criticize their fellow men at every chance they get. They never found a human just to suit their fancy yet. From them, I guess, you'd learn something if they were pointed ( out? Some things that eyery one of us , should know a lot about. i When someone knocks a brother, pass around the loving cup? Say something good about him, if * you have to make it up. It's safe to say that every man God < made holds trace of good, ] That he would fain exhibit to his fel- < if Vio nmiH 1U n o xx u\/ The kindly deeds in many a soul are ] hibernating there, ] Awaiting the encouragement of other 1 souls that dare. To show the best that's in them, and a universal move Would start the whole world running ; in a hopeful, happy groove, i Say something sweet to paralyze the "knocker" on the spot? Speak kindly of his victim if you know the man or not. The eyes that peek and peer to find the worst a brother holds. The tongue that speaks in bitterness, that frets and fumes and scolds, The hands that bruise the fallen, though their strength was made to raise The weaklings who have stumbled at parting of the ways? All these should be forgiven, for "they know not what they do;" Their hindrance makes greater work for wiser ones like you. So, when they scourge a wretched one who's drained his bitter cup, Say something good about him, if you have to make it up. Don't mistake a swelled head for self-respect, nor your wishbone for backbone. If you owe us anything, remember that we need the money and expect prompt settlement FOR ELECTRIC CHAIR. House Favors Change in Method of Capital Punishment. By a vote of 74 to 26 the house went on record on Wednesday as favoring the establishment of the electric chair in the penitentiary for capital punishment in this State. The bill was passed to second reading; which practically means that it has passed the house, fliuch opposition was expressed by those not favoring the bill, but it was finally disposed of. A similar bill is in the senate and will be disposed of at an early date. The governor, it will be remembered, in his message recommended the establishment of electric chair. The Country Editor. The following is an extract from the proceedings of the house of rep m ?- %. a ^ o A o mi resentatives on Aiarcn z, lays. me house was considering the Loud bill, which proposed to increase the postal rates on country newspapers and to adopt a number of restrictions on their transmission through the mails. Champ Clark defeated the bill by his speech, a portion of which follows: Newspapers are great disseminators of information. The mammoth metropolitan papers with their vast circulation are splendid educators, but after all ten persons read the little country weekly where one reads a metropolitan paper. Having once been a country editor myself, I entertain a most kindly feeling for my old confreres. I am willing to make affidavit that the eleven months I spent in editing a rural journal were the most beneficial of my life to myself, perhaps to others. I am proud to have belonged to the editorial guild. I am unalterably opposed to anything that will injure the country editor, curtail hife profits, circumscribe his usefulness, or place an additional thorn in his pathway. The rural editor?God bless him! ?ia tii? moat nprsistent of teachers. Like charity as described by St. Paul in the thirteenth chapter of the First Corinthians, he "suffereth long and is kind," which cannot be said of the men that got up this bill. He "envieth not," in which he does not resemble some people over on this side of the house. He "vaunteth not himself," in which he is differentiated from the leaders on the other side of the big aisle. He "is not puffed up," in which he rises high above a good many of us. He "does not behave himself unseemly; seeketh not his own; is not easily provoked." He is the pack horse of every community, the promoter of every laud able enterprise, the worst underpaid laborer in the vineyard. Counting his space as his capital, he gives more to charity, his means considered, than any other member of society. He is a power in politics, a pillar of the church, a leader in the crusade for better morals. He is preeminently the friend of humanity. Line upon line, paragraph upon paragraph, day by day, he is embalming in cold type the facts from which the Herodotus, the Tacitus, -the Sismondi, or the Macauley of the future will write the history of our times. (Applause.) He joyously announces our advent into this world, b-iefly records our uprisings and our downsittings, and sorrowfully chronicles our exit from this vale of tears. As a creator of beauty, he double discounts Mme. Ayer, who undertakes to increase feminine pulchritude only * J 4 V* in particular instances, um, mv.. country editor, in the exercise of plenary power, impartially beautifies all women whose names appear in his columns. (Laughter and applause.) By a touch of his magician's wand he converts paste,into diamonds sparkling on beauty's neck, and with a skill of which ancient and ambitious alchemists only dreamed, and with politeness which Chesterfield might have envied, he transmutes brass trinkets into jewelry of purest gold when they appear as ornaments of the family of his subscriber. He is the greatest and most ingenious of manufacturers, for, while other manufacturers produce only perishable stuffs he manufactures immortal statesmen out of raw, some time out of very raw, material. (Laughter.) This laudable industry no Dingley bill can protect him, and he must ex necessitate work in competition with the pauper manufacturers of Europe. He is? To our virtues very kind and to our-faults a little blind. We are all more or less, generally - - " - ?J ii. JI more, bis nanaiworK; auu it uw? uvc become the creature to injure the business of his creator. Without his ingenious, generous and enthusiastic labors most of us would never have been here; and when he tires of us we will retire to private life, amid rural scenes propitious for secret meditation and silent prayer. (Laughter.) Working night and day during the campaign, often without money and without price, when the election is over, the victory won and the loaves and fishes, now vulgarly called " - X- ? 1- ? J Ktr pirvm A pie,'" are to ue uismuui/cu, uj sumc strange lapse of the human memory, he is generally forgotten. I AN IRA B. JONES CLUB. Cherokee County Being Organized for Gubernatorial Campaign. Gaffney, Feb. 1.?A movement has been launched in this county looking towards the formation of a "Jones Club" for Cherokee conuty. It is stated by the agitators of the project that they are meeting with unhoped for success on every hand, and from . general expressions of opinion which have come in it is evident that the club will have many a member on its roll before the political pot in South Carolina even begins to warm up. While the movement seems to have received its start in the county and is still gaining the most in the country, nevertheless there are many men in Gaffney who have unhesitatingly sworn allegiance and from all indications it would seem that the Jones forces will certainly be victorious in the coming fight. Put Your Officers on a Salary Basis. (Progressive Farmer.) In last week's Progressive Farmer we called attention to the experience of Guilford County, North Carolina, in saving $12,000 a year by putting its officers on salaries instead of fees. This is a reform that the Progressive Farmer has advocated for several years and it ought to have . the attention of thousands of voters in this campaign year. In view of the importance of the matter we are, therefore, re-printing the following paragraph from the Greensboro Patriot giving Guilford's experience i in greater detail: "The financial statement of Guil/ ford county, which has just been completed by Auditor Abbot, and which will be printed in th^ Patriot next week, shows that during the fiscal year ending December 1, the county saved, through the abolishment of the old fee system, the sum of $12,771.92, which, prior to the establishment of the salary and auditing system, would have gone into the pockets of the county officials. The total receipts from all offices amounted to $28,072.72, and the disbursements and salaries required $15,300.80. The balance is to be credited to the school and road funds of the county in the following manner: Schools, $2,605.42; roads, $10,016.50. The saving in 1910 was $10,385.11, showing a decided gain for the year just closed." Woman Confesses to Murder. New York, Jan. 30.?With an eleventh-hour confession that it was she who staooea unaries mumuuii, Mrs. Theresa Martin, aged 22 years, brought to a dramatic climax to-day the trial of her brother, James P. McDermot, who was accused of Muldoon's murder. The victim, who was Mrs. Martin's former sweetheart, was killed at an Eastside saloon in March, 1911. McDermott fled to the West, and af- ! ter being captured in Denver it was alleged he confessed. The sister unexpectedly appeared in court yesterday and confessed to guilty knowl- ' edge and the case was halted. Today Mrs. Martin said she had quarreled with Muldoon and went to her home for a bread knife. Promise of both prosecutor and the judge for immunity failed to persuade her to continue her story, however, until finally she was asked point blank: "Who drove the knife through - Muldoon's heart?" "I did," she replied. "I did it." Lawyers in the case went ahead with perfunctory summing up arguments and the case will go to the jury to-morrow. Tight Shoe Costs Girl Right Leg. Baltimore, Feb. 1.?Miss Josephine Patton about a month ago bought a pair of shoes which she wore for several days. Tightness caused a slight irritation on the little toe of the right foot. Mips Patton thought it would wear off in a few days, but it developed in several days in an ulceration. Next the foot began to swell and then the leg. Thoroughly alarmed, Miss Patton applied for treatment at the Mercy Hospital, where the case was diagnosed as gangrenous affection. The foot was opened and the wound sterilized, but it became more virulent, and the physicians decided that immediate amputation was imperative. The leg was taken off just below the hip, care being taken to cut away all the infected parts to prevent the disease from spreading. D. L. Smith, Colleton Auditor. Walterboro, Feb. 1.?News was received here yesterday in a telegram rom Senator J. D. Ackerman, that the Hon. D. L. Smith has been appointed to fill the office of auditor, made vacant by the death of R. R. Black, Esq. Mr. Smith is at present in Columbia in attendance on the legislature as representative from this county. It is expected, however, that he will tender his resignation as representative, and return to Walterboro in the near future to assume the duties of his new office. Decisive Influence I To The Public: _ I Every man of integrity and I j thrift in this community requires I ' satisfactory hanking connections. I It does not make so much differ- 8 ence to the officers of this hank I how much money a man has in our I hank - we want his name on our I hooks. His influenoe and friend- I 4 ship are often worth'even more to 8 fl the hank than his money. I W The strength of our institution I fl and the standing of its officers I are such that we have no hesitancy. I in presenting our advantages to the I largest or smallest depositor. I ^3 Our ways of satisfactorily serv- I 1 ing you are many and we invite your I I account. I 4 yours very truly, I J FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK I 1 4 per ct. Paid Quarterly on Sayings Accounts. Ehrhardt, S. C. I ? ? -? >J I I'll II Our Mr. W. P. Jones left Monday night 1 fl S 0 P for the West to buy a carload of Horses | 11 and Mules. He will buy good ones as * a: |l P usual. This load will arrive in a few days. *1 -| II Come in and see them. Remember that | : | || we keep stock on hand all the time, and I | |i we have plenty of Busies, Wagons, 8..)fj| ll Harness, Lap Robes, Whips, etc. , 8 JONES BROS., || BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA. | i| A SCR \P ^ x ? S Two of our prominent citizens met in deadly, combat cm our X .35 streets this morning. Blood flowed and profane language was SB ? | freely scattered around for the rising generation to absorb. This jS *w disgraceful encounter would never have occurred but for a dia? SC ? 9. puted account. You don't have disputed accounts when you pay n by bank check. Deposit your money with us and pay all your jB -2 ?rcnnnt.s hv check and von will keep all your business associates- 38 88 your friends. Deposit with us and save trouble. W11 ; -<rj S3 We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly, in our |S| ^ savings department. \ n ' f| PEOPLES BANE ..... Bamberg, S. C. jg * mmmMmmmmmmmmw&WG&m v GERMOFERT | For continued big yields apply Germofert 1 Fertilizers they do not make your land acid, jj GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS are complete sources of Phwt ~ic Acid, Ammonia and Potash in varying grades. Yet, unlike most fertilize uey contain V no Sulphuric Acid. Thus they add to your land's yield with* ^ yrtJBJJk. out subtracting from its sweetness and fertility. V More than GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS contain valuable germicidal properties that tencK to Promote healthy plant life. Hundreds of farmers are raising bigger crops, . ft building up their farms by their use. ' To supply the big demand for GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS we were compelled to build a new ^nt ^ast year t*iree times as large as original factory. vThere is a tested brand for every crop. You ' W v: ou^t to know about these fertilizers. Pick up a ' ikM?- sheet of paper, NOW. Write and ask for our * booklet telling what these fertilizers will do for Germofert Manufacturing ^CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA